Barcelona art (street)

Street art in Barcelona - its everywhere - here are a few - bought a great book at he CCCB: BCN NYC - street art revolution (picts from Barcelona and New York), by Louis Bou. I also want to read this book from him with the topic - Graffiti: Art or Crime?

Barcelona art (food)

Just got home from Barcelona last night - sun all over, city, beach, art, good food & wine - Want to share...

Tapas 3 times a day... uhmm

Grilled squids with black rice...uhm mmmmm

Ensalada chocolate; Green salad, cherry tomatoes, dark chocolate, fresh mint leaves, cheese...uhmm

And for dessert, fat hot chocolate the spanish way (no milk)

Tomorrow’s business?

I believe the world needs ‘SLOW business’ = sustainable growth. ‘Fast business’ is an unfortunate reality today, especially in the fashion industry where 4 seasons is not enough anymore. The costs on the environment are too high when producing to the increasing numbers of fashion-hungry people worldwide. More wants more? Do we get more quality products or a lot of crap? Did you know it takes 10.000 litres of water to produce one t-shirt? And did you know that the fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world? So what do we do with all that polluted water? We stop polluting and take responsibility – we change our ways of business. We stop making short termed profit.

We make clean & slow t-shirts (well I do). Which for me is defined as for example fair-trade products, organic cotton, recycling and quality materials that last longer. Slow business means harmonizing with pace and rhythm of nature and human living. And as they also put it at the sloth club: SLOW IS BEAUTIFUL. ;-)

Today I took part in a seminar about “Tomorrows Business”. Here we talked about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability. The seminar was a collaboration between Djøf and IDA. I got invited trough my network Morgendagens Heltinder (tomorrows heroines). Thanks.

A long list of participants and 4 speakers made this day a very interesting and giving day. I especially enjoyed and benefited from the knowledge Swedish Per-Uno Alms from RespectEurope shared with us about how implementing CSR and Sustainable business can work as growth indicator for any company.

He quoted Alvin Toffler: “Learn, unlearn and relearn”. Resistance to change often comes from people sitting in management too long who simply refuse or can’t unlearn and relearn. Some truth I have seen too often in Danish companies. So I say: get rid of ‘old people’ that got ‘old and rigid’ in their minds – not willing to change, nor willing to find new possibilities for the world they participate in. Cause sustainable business is full of possibilities for growth. Just need to know the rules of the new game.

The first rule we need to know to act correctly toward sustainability is: Everything spreads and nothing disappears. The second is: Nature’s laws are non-negotionable. We can’t just use and consume. We have to give back. In this part of the world we have knowledge, we have wealth and we have creative powers - and much more to give. And with the internet we can share easily.

The nature is tired, exhausted and needs all the innovative forces we can bring about to make the world a cleaner place for future generations and ourselves. How can we meet the rising demands for a more sustainable world? When we make business we have to ask ourselves 3 questions: 1. Does it make any sense? 2. Do we need it? 3. Can we help nature why doing so? Why care about nature? Cause nature is our heart and lungs.

The people behind Flowmarket talks about 3 challenges: 1. Mans relation to oneself 2. Mans relation to society 3. Mans relation to nature. Taking in consideration these 3 parameters, we can bring FLOW into our business and the world around us.

As a consumer we should judge a product on its level of sustainability. We can afford that.

Hoodies trashed

Buy them in Designeriet, Birkegade 25, Norrebronx or at my NEW webshop coming up very soon.

Saturday 29 sept. the shop will be almost emptied from Hoodies and Tees, cause I take everything with me to a designer market in Malmö, Sweden. You might want to take a trip there to get the fair prizes that give a 25% reduction. Find me at Design & Konsthantverksmarknad 2007 på Lilla Torget between 10-17.

Forbidden art?

Artmoney is a global alternative currency of original art. Artists from around the world create the currency, which can be purchased, exhibited or spend at a fixed rate. You can spend your own artmoney and purchase TRASHprint up to 25% of the prize. To do so - go to copenhagen shop Designeriet, Birkegade 25, Norrebronx.

Last weekend I participated in the 10th anniversary event with the headline: 'Forbidden art'. I sold my new hoodies and t-shirts and it went very well. Here i bought this fab peace of art from danish artist Anastassia Rubeksen: Its a conflict survival kit. Amongst other stuff containing ear props to avoid any form of dialoque...

On the OUTside glitter, hope and promises:

On the INside real life:

Organic design & High heels?

Wearing organic designs, high heels and courage is ‘state of the art’. You don’t need to wear these anymore.

Passion for a better world is taking place everyday and next weekend, sorry cant be here with my organic T-shirts – are happy to be invited to this blog girls wedding. How can we help the ongoing and growing process of sustainability in OUR world today?

The people with resources to make a difference are you and me. We have the power (money & opportunity). How can buying organic wear help the world? Well the more you choose organic in your daily life, the more traditional farmers and other industries will change into organic production. Do you agree?

Designers Network & PRESSEN

From next week you can find my Organic (fairtrade) and oekotex T-shirts for women in Designers Network in Rosengården 3, in the city of Copenhagen. Like the ones sweet louise wear above and many others - go and tjeck them out soon. This print is called: Light your luck (little luckwheels made out of burned matches). Need to be seen in real life... and Designeriet is full of NEW TRASH for women, skirts, dresses, tops etc.

Want to make your own money and buy TRASH T-shirts and other cool stuff? On the 15 of September you will find TRASHprint for both men & Woman in PRESSEN. Proudly presents: Art Money - 10 th anniversary exhibition. Location: JP/Politikens Hus, Vester Voldgade 33, Kbh. V.http://www.art-money.org/ og www.myspace.com/ArtMoney www.myspace.com/Pressen

Bank of International Art Money (sorry in danish for english version go to art moneys official website)
Hvad nu hvis penge var noget man maler og kunst var et anerkendt betalingsmiddel? Tanken er ikke ny – brugen af kunst som betalingsmiddel er en ældgammel tradition. Bank of International Art Money (BIAM) bringer denne tradition ind i en ny æra. BIAM er en global alternativ valuta bestående af originale kunstværker. En valuta, der fungerer som et menneskeligt bindeled på tværs af forskelle i kultur, race, sprog, politisk overbevisning, religion og økonomi i stræben imod en mere velbalanceret verden.

Egg Streetparty

No its not easter, but You are invitated to a creative outburst that takes place in sweet all selfmade designer Peter Oues FUNKY shop Æg Ø Å , just a small spit from Henrik Vibskovs corner, and sorry to say it Henrik, though I love your crazyness, Æg Ø Å is more fun and less expensive ** tsk**

Æg Ø Å holds many different designers, such as Miss Kristoff, Søs M, Kill Bear, M.I.G, LoisR, qbs/nqb and taa da daaa my new TRASHprint T-shirts for men. Quality and Humor in both re-designed, new stuff and all the cool prints. Queer Clothes, Art and Joy is written on Peters business card, but you dont need to be queer to fall in love with the designs. Both men and woman can find out of the ordinary fashion or NON-fashion here. Fashion is out - humor, openmindedness and courage is in. THAT what makes a creative person.

Egg street Party release the 25th of August. (Peder Hvitfeld Stræde 6). From 14.00 - ?

Music from lots of DJs; Placebo Flamingo, Rolf, Erixx etc. and liveprinting on t-shirts, Ties or feel free to drop your trousers !!! Ridicoulous cheep beer and wine for sale. Have one of the prints on your stuff or find a unique design on sale. Below one of Peters qbs/nqb designs, his fabulous Homograph prints.